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Sochi officials order killing of stray dogs to prep for Olympics

A friend of mine in England sent me this post today. I told her it was on our news here in the USA also.

The Russian city of Sochi has quietly hired a private company to carry out a mass cull of its stray dogs ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics. Alexei Sorokin, director general of Basya Services, said that his company is involved in what he described as the “catching and disposing” of dogs. Sorokin refused to specify whether they shoot or poison dogs or say where they take the carcasses. The revelation comes after Sochi city hall last year publicly dropped plans to dispose of more than 2,000 dogs and cats after outrage from animal rights groups.